H A N D S E W N F E LT
Red Squirrel
TOOLS M AT E R I A L S
Cricut Maker or Silhouette Cameo 4 Lia Griffith’s Wool Blend Felt (1 sheet ea.) — Terracotta, White, and Pink Sunset (optional -
(optional) party hat)
Detail Scissors Embroidery Floss — DMC Medium Mahogany (301), Snow White (B5200),Black (310),
Embroidery Needles and Ultra Light Dusty Rose (963) (optional - party hat)
Straight Pins Polyester Fiber Fill — Lia Griffith Stuffie Puff
Stuffing Tool or Chopstick Tombow Brush Marker — Burnt Sienna (947)
Needle Threader (optional) Black Safety Eyes - 6mm
Fabric Pen — Dritz Disappearing Ink
Aleene’s Stiffen-Quick Fabric Stiffening Spray
Lia Griffith Felt Balls 1cm — Cotton (optional - party hat)
The tools & materials can be found at F E LT PA P E R SC ISSO R S.c o m
① Gather your tools and materials.
② Cut out felt according to template
using scissors or a cutting machine ③ Draw the dart onto the underside
according to the pattern using a
with a rotary blade. disappearing fabric pen.
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④ Fold the underside in half along the
center line and pin in place. Using 2 ⑤ Unpin and flatten the piece out.
⑥ Pin the underside to one of the side
pieces. Starting at the bottom where
strands of matching floss, backstitch the underside begins, blanket stitch
over the marked curved line. the edges together using 2 strands of
matching terracotta floss.
⑦ Blanket stitch all the way up to the
nose. ⑧ Once at the top where the nose will be,
match up and pin on the second side ⑨ Continue to blanket stitch down the
opposite side, all the way to the
of the body. bottom.
⑩ Stitch all the way to the pointed end
where all points meet to finish. ⑪ Match the forehead piece up at the
nose. With a new length of floss, ⑫ Blanket stitch all the way to the back of
the neck and knot off your floss.
blanket stitch to attach to the side of
the body.
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⑬ With another new length of floss,
blanket stitch up the opposite side of ⑭ Mark eye placement according to PDF
pattern. Snip a small hole and insert a ⑮ Continue to blanket stitch down the
back of the head, and then sew the
the head, stopping at the back for 6mm eye and fasten on the inside. backside together.
now. Repeat for the second eye.
⑯ Stuff the body firmly with fiber filling as
you sew. ⑰ Continue to stitch all the way down the
backside. ⑱ Close up the end to finish.
⑲ To make the ears, whip stitch the ear
onto the fur piece using 1 strand of ⑳ Carefully, finely fringe the fur piece,
clipping down to the edge of the ear. 21 Repeat, making a second ear that is
mirrored. It is recommended you lightly
matching floss. The bottom edges Gently pull a tiny amount of fiber off spray with a stiffening spray to protect
should be aligned. the end of each fringe to get a fluffy the fringe from detaching.
look.
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22 Fold the ear inward, and secure with a
small stitch at the bottom edge. 23 Color the insides of the ears with a
brown marker. 24 Position the ear and pin to the head,
right at the head seam. Attach using a
ladder stitch and 1 strand of matching
floss.
25 Sew all the way around to the backside
of the ear as well. 26 Repeat to attach the second ear on
the other side. 27 Thread your needle with 2 strands of
black floss, knotted. Pass the needle
and thread through a side seam and
out where the side of the nose will be.
28 Sew a stitch from one side of the nose
to the other with some slack to start 29 Connect the “Y” on the fly stitch
straight down a short distance. 30 Back stitch over to the side of the face
to make the mouth.
making a fly stitch.
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31 Pass through to stitch the other side.
32 Knot off your floss a stitch-distance
away, as shown above. 33 Make your last stitch, passing the
needle and floss out through the top of
the head. Gently pull the floss so that
the knot disappears inside.
34 Snip the floss close to the surface so
that the tail ends disappear inside. 35 Ensure that the stitches have some
slack with the floss so that they are 36 Blanket stitch together the 2 tail pieces
using 2 strands of matching floss.
rounded and not too taut.
37 Stuff the tail as you sew. Leave the
base of the tail open. 38 Position the tail in the intersection of
the back and underside seams. Attach 39 Stitch all of the way around until it is
secured.
using a ladder stitch and 2 strands of
floss at the base of the tail.
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40 The squirrel should be able to sit up on
its own once the tail is attached. 41 Optional party hat: Form into a cone
and whip stitch the edges together 42 Attach a 1cm wool ball at the tip of the
hat by passing the needle and floss
using 1 strand of matching floss. through a few times
43 Pull thread so that the ball is snug at
the top and knot it off to finish. 44 Your squirrel can wear the party hat by
making chin strap with a length of floss
and tying it to the hat, or attach
permanently by ladder stitching the
base of the hat to the top of the head.
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